Here are some scans from a book I have, published in the 1920's, of fashion plates from the eras starting in 1795-to 1820. They used the
pochoir (stencil) technique, rather than individually painting each print with water-colors as fashion magazines in the Georgian-Regency-Empire Era did.
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| La Mode Feminine, Empire/ Regency Fashion |
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| La Mode Feminine Late Regency Early Victorian Fashion |
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| La Mode Feminine Empire/Regency Fashion |
The drawings are somewhat Art Deco-y; I think they highlight the similarity of Fashions of the time to the Regency time. Both were influenced by "Greco-Roman classicalism" mixed with Egyptian themes, the Empire/Regency got theirs from Napoleon (and then Admiral Nelson's) excursions to Egypt. And in the 20's fashion -and Art- was somewhat influenced by the discovery of King Tut's tomb.
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| La Mode Feminine Empire/Regency Fashion |
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| La Mode Feminine Empire/Regency Fashion |
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| La Mode Feminine Empire/Regency Fashion |
I'll be adding more in a bit. The prints are in good condition, tho yellowed.
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| La Mode Feminine Empire/Regency Fashion |
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| La Mode Feminine Empire/Regency Fashion |
Here is the next La Mode Feminine, years 1820 to 1845. Some plates are missing. It wouldn't be hard to loose one or two as they are loose, not bound.
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| La Mode Feminine Empire/Regency Fashion, Early Victorian Fashion |
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| La Mode Feminine Empire/Regency Fashion, Early Victorian Fashion |
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| La Mode Feminine Empire/Regency Fashion, Early Victorian Fashion |
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| La Mode Feminine Empire/Regency Fashion, Early Victorian Fashion |
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| La Mode Feminine Empire/Regency Fashion, Early Victorian Fashion |
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| La Mode Feminine Empire/Regency Fashion, Early Victorian Fashion |
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| La Mode Feminine Empire/Regency Fashion, Early Victorian Fashion |
I received an email from Julia Weyers informing me the "unknown fashion print is from Lady’s Monthly Museum for May 1806.
